The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-09


p,inccs-Freedmen.
T., ro,ooico the aIsland Of Springs lying
,,,.1.r the lee Of Cuba, the American
Traveller finds much that is new ana interest
NO There il. picturesque beauty OF mount
,olley and soa everywhere, ana ~ Is a
',ai,,o,,s paradise. But the island Is doomed
f.sde,ov has surely and finally ST IN. sugar
Using tine staple product, has ceased 70 DC
profitable. .i,;. a.,lor.
ill. T., see the number Of estates growing up
into bush What = splendid country
,,ls,l be- under the pressure OF American
...,gtol and enterprise The finest fruits IN the
,,,rlJ could be grown, and they couid oe pun
into New York in six days
gut the people are tired out IL may oe
,j.at years Of tropical heat have sapped ana
,,.',.s.r.3 the energy Of tine English blood, or
ti,et. crippled in pocket the leading Woprle
tor, or,. weary Of fighting losing game at
amy rnfe they are in NO mood Oh developing
nav, industries but are thinking more oil
vbof they can save from the Inevitable Wiec"'
master Ouashie" is undisturbed 10y these
e,.oial problems He possesses bis soul III pa
tieuce. and smokes his own tobacco IN the
.bs5. Of his own banana tree; and that Is
,,bot be will do % the end Of his time lie
bas NOT the Intelligence OF his American col
ored brother, and education. IN Jamaica 700
often develops him into IAN amusm cuNs
A manager Of my acquaintance was pay
ing money 10 his laborers lie handed over
the pay table the days wages OF a carpenter
1spence l3GcJ The man refused TO take IT,
saving his price was shillings 3DcJ per oay'
eNo " said the manager. u would rather pay
Won 81 a day than Is pence if you were worth
i. lint Won are only half inch man ana
don't know your business yet, and CONSIDER
YOU are well paid at Is pence
# don't svmpathize wild dose remarks sur,
says the laborer.
arm sorry you don't, but they are uue.
nevertheless. and Is pence is what you "nI
get"
III dennis your sentiments, sir beg TO re-
sign
.Very well. says the manager graveiy, j
accept your resignation The man goes
down the steps with proud smile more Than
coDsoled for his short wages by the fact Of
having exhibited his powers Of Language
before bis assembled brethren.
have said that the planters were princes.
Their mansions, many Of which are still leit'
Lear witness 10 the style IN which they hNed.
They brought over skilled artisans from Eng
land. and the forests were ransacked Tor
the choicest woods for interior decoration, OF
which splendid specimens can yet be seen.
The proprietor lived in the great house,
which was in nearly all cases at some little
lis ma gyp
obusbar lived in the "busha house" Some
of the estates had their own church ana their
own doctor, and We're III fact townships
within themselves II was a cardinal prlncl
pie that the inner man must be looked after
and the attorney OF steward and the over
seer bad regular cOnsignments of good things
from the old country One estate, which was
owned by a clergyman IN England, had not
done very well for the crop, and the Iropfe-
tor wrote out to say that he much regretted
the fact and should not be able TO send the
customary extra Christmas present OF easK
Of beer and a barrel of cheeses In reply the
attorney" wrote his usual business letter,
and in closing mentioned that the remarks
concerning the withdrawal of the Christmas
presents were noted, but he begged 70 refer
his master TO a certain passage OF scripture
doubtless familiar 10 him. This was: Thou
shalt not muzzle the OK that treadeth the
corn The beer and cheeses came out
The life at Jamaica great house was
one round Of pleasure A regiment was
always within practicable distance, and gan
boats were constantly around the c0ast
Horse racing balls, shooting, fishing and
riding parties made a varied and interesting
programme. Those, too, were the days OF
the old Madeira wine. To say that 1t ran
like water is hardly an exaggeration, and a
country that possesses such bonnie boucheS as
the calipeva fish, the ringtail pigeon, the
black crab and the mountain mullet Is
unique ar IA land of delicacios No wonder
then that with sugar at $500 a ton, and a
yearly income Of 100000, 100000 or $500
600, the Jamaica planter should live Ike a
prince among his people
After the abolition Of slavery in the West
Indies, things changed The negroes in some
parts gave great deal of trouble. An irasci.
bic old army captain who owned an estate on
the north side became annoyed and disguised
at the persistent way in which his quondam
slaves would obtrude IN the consciousness of
their freedom, more especially by being "a,
disobligmg as they possibly could be on all
occasions Visiting neighboring attorney
he happened 70 mention that he could not
get any poultry TO buy, and wondered how
the attorney managed TO always have well
stocked yard
81 have no difficulty was the reply, "it
YOU wish, I'll buy some for you The next
day two dozen fowls were delivered at the
captains great house
"How ON earth were you able 10 pick up
those fowls SO quicklyF was the first question
that greeted the attorney on their next meet
ing Where did YOU get them"
"Where did | get themi Why, l bought
them ont of your own village"
The old captain was consumed with rage
and vowed vengeance Soon after he called
all hi, people together and addressed them
from the steps Of the great house We'll,
my people, In a few days l am leaving for
England, but before / 60 / should ike 10
give "a new roof 10 each house I'm the village
Chorus from the negroes: God bresa massal
Dressed man" etc) YES" bee cried IN
louder tHfa~ d" ann going 10 Give each man "A